Ashish Ponna @ Ashish Panna v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR.

07.07.2025 Item No.75 Ct.No.02 rc.

Allowed

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (M) 144 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in connection with Naxalbari Police Station Case No. 73 of 2024 dated 28.04.2024.

And In Re :

Ashish Ponna @ Ashish Panna ... Petitioner Mr. Hillon Saha Poddar ... for the Petitioner Mr. Abhijit Sarkar Mr. Sukanya Adhikary ... For the State Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record.

The victim is not represented despite service. The petitioner seeks parity with the co-accused who have been granted bail earlier.

Learned counsel for the State does not oppose the said fact.

In view of the fact that the petitioner is similarly circumstanced with the co-accused who are on bail, this Court is inclined to hold that he deserves the same benefit. Accordingly prayer for bail is allowed.

The petitioner Ashish Ponna @ Ashish Panna be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siliguri subject to condition that he shall remain outside the jurisdiction of Naxalbari Police Station and shall furnish the address where he shall presently reside before the learned trial Court, Investigating Officer and the Officer-in-Charge of the concerned police station under whose jurisdiction he shall henceforth reside. He shall appear before the learned trial Court on every date of hearing. He shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event the petitioner fails to comply with any of the conditions as mentioned above without justifiable cause, the learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. The application for bail is, thus, disposed of. Case Diary be returned.

Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)